August smiled as he approached the hall where the banquet would be held."August Sullivan? Are you acquainted with him?" Allen approached Dave unexpectedly, causing Dave to turn around and find the butler staring at August before shifting his gaze back to Dave."He is my worst nightmare," Dave hissed, folding his arms."I see," Allen nodded slowly. "So is he looking to acquire ABC Constructions too?""Obviously," Dave replied with an irritated tone. "Why else would he be here in the first place?" He added, tucking his hands into his pockets. "No matter what, I need to acquire that company, Allen. August must not, or I'm really done for," Dave said, his voice carrying a hint of fear. He had never voiced his fear aloud like this before, but he somehow felt it was okay because it was Allen. The man had given him hope when he had lost all, but their cooperation was born out of mutualistic benefits."You shouldn't worry, Dave. With your gift, Pa Satya won't look at other candidates.""You

The whole crowd turned in the direction of the sound to find August approaching Pa Satya. Pa Satya had a slight frown on his face, while Dave looked like he would strangle August at any moment, more like he was terrified. For one moment, he thought he had won the round, thinking August had bluffed."What are you doing?" Dave seethed under his breath, trying not to lose it in front of Pa Satya. August chuckled and diverted his gaze to Pa Satya, as if he didn’t hear Dave."I am sorry for interrupting like that, Chairman. But I am yet to present my gift to you," August said respectfully, despite the cold gaze the old man shot him."I don’t….""I present to you, Amaya, your long-lost estranged granddaughter," he stretched his hand towards the door as the crowd separated for them to see whom he was pointing at.Standing at the door was a little girl, a doll in her hand, as she stared with an unsure gaze at the people looking at her. She was about ten years old, with golden hair cascading d

“How... How is that possible?” August found it hard to believe as the CEO of Pasta stared at him.“I got a call from him last night. He proposed a huge sum. I know we’ve spoken on the phone about you acquiring the company, but he gave me a deal that was hard to reject. Something I'm not sure you could ever match,” the man said as August sighed and tried not to show his frustration.He took the next flight back to New York and headed straight home to calm his head. After he took a shower and lay on his bed, his mind roamed. Then his phone rang, and he picked it up to hear Dave’s voice.“How does it feel to be concerned, August Sullivan?”August didn’t say anything for a while, then responded, “You had spies in my company, Dave Arizona. Has it gotten to that level? Are you so threatened by me now?” August asked, trying to maintain a confident tone despite feeling down.Pasta was the only way to finally make Arizona Group invisible in the business world. But with Arizona Group acquiring

A young man in his early twenties, dressed in denim trousers and a jacket, walked in as he waved at August. “Hi, Boss,” he flashed August a smile, which made him look incredibly attractive with his dark wavy hair that matched well with deep blue eyes. “And hello to you, my lady.” He walked over to Lila and picked up her hand, drawing it to his lips. Before his mouth reached her hand, August came in between them. “Focus, Cole,” August called him to order. Lila, who seemed stunned by the situation for a moment, withdrew her hand as her cheeks grew red. “Who is he?” Dan was already annoyed enough, let alone with someone devilishly attractive acting like a flirt walking into an important meeting. “This is Cole, the head of the Anti-Trillion Dollar Community,” August introduced, as Cole still smiled. “Anti-Trillion Dollar Community? What is that supposed to stand for?” Dan asked. “Exactly what its name denotes,” August replied, then continued. “Everything was planned from the start. I wa

August walked into the room that seemed as quiet as a graveyard. It was the exotic living room of the Wests. They were among the wealthy people in the country, more like among the second tier when it comes to ranking from top to bottom. But theirs was the best of the second tier. They were not to be trifled with at all. With the kind of achievements Aliya had made for the company, it had grown significantly over the last five years. Besides that, August used his secret connections with influential people he had worked with in the past to help Aliya secretly.“Babe, you’re here,” Aliya said, walking toward him the moment she noticed August standing in the doorway.August was carried away by the sight of the familiar yet unfamiliar man sitting on the single-seat couch in the middle of the room. He suddenly realized why nobody bothered to use that particular seat in the room. It was reserved for someone.Pa West. The head of the West family who had been away from the family for the past